Snickers Gap
20 Miles West of Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 14, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 7 28 30
Bald Eagle 0 13 13
Northern Harrier 2 5 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk 16 61 62
Cooper's Hawk 6 19 19
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 12 13
Broad-winged Hawk 256 803 808
Red-tailed Hawk 4 28 32
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 4 12 13
Merlin 0 2 2
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 295 988 1002
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 15:15:00
Total observation time: 6.75 hours
Official Counter: Joan Boudreau and Bob Abrams
Observers: Bev Leeuwenburg, Duane Schilling, Mike Reyman, The Littles
Visitors:
Very few visitors; wonder if they know something we don't?
Weather:
Hot and muggy. You know if it weren't for our passion for this crazy thing
that we do, today would not have been worth it. She whined!
Raptor Observations:
Happily we saw a good number of Broadwings and other raptors.
Non-raptor Observations:
Red-headed woodpeckers and hummingbirds mostly.
Predictions:
We hear tomorrow's voyeurs will only have to suffer an 80 degree day (a
little less at 1100ft) and less humidity. With the few here and there that
we had today though you can tell the Broadwings are fixin' for a big push.
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Report submitted by Joan and Bob (icepeep@xxxxxxx)
Site Description:
Snickers Gap Hawkwatch was established in 1990. It is located in
northern Virginia, on the Clarke and Loudoun County line. It is reached by
taking VA Route 7 to the county line, which runs atop the ridge at Snickers
Gap. On the south side of Route 7 is a commuter parking lot. The count is
conducted from there. It is a volunteer site, and is counted in fall only,
from late August until late November or early December. There are no
facilities at the site, so bring a snack, drinks, and a chair. Many of the
birds can be distant, and a scope is helpful.
As a volunteer site, we are always looking to increase our pool of
counters. We are eager to train those who have never counted, but are
skilled with hawk identification. We are also willing to pair
inexperienced observers with experienced counters. Please contact the
compiler, Todd Day, at blkvulture@xxxxxxx with any questions or if you are
interested in participating in the count.
Directions to site:
